Minn. Stat. § 627.01

PLACE OF TRIAL; CHANGE OF VENUE.

Applied in 13 court decisions — leading case State v. Krejci (1990)

Most recently applied in State v. Pierce (December 2010)

(10701) RL s 5354; 1979 c 233 s 26; 1979 c 258 s 24

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Subdivision 1. Place of trial.

Except as otherwise provided by rule 24 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, every criminal cause shall be tried in the county where the offense was committed. The defendant shall be entitled to one change of venue only except in cases involving potential prejudicial publicity in accordance with rule 25.02, subdivision 5, of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.

Subd. 2. County where the offense was committed.

"County where the offense was committed" means any county where any element of the offense was committed or any county where the property involved in an offense is or has been located or where the services involved in an offense were provided.

Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.